After being mistaken for a fellow by Long Aotian

"Although the original commercial route was closed, the ancient post station on the commercial route should still be there. It may not be difficult to restore the original route." Zhou Xun said calmly.

"This is the problem." Chu Yunkuo said with a sigh, and he borrowed a pen and paper to draw, "This is the road map of the old trade route."

Zhou Xun took a look and noticed the problem.

"In recent years, the Northern Wei Dynasty has expanded wildly and absorbed many small tribes. The Tuoba royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty originated from a large tribe on the grassland. They were originally warlike and looting. They captured the territory of the New Moon Kingdom a year ago. Prince Yue is disrespectful to the princes of the Northern Wei Dynasty...cough, Xinyue Kingdom is a small country that relies on brewing for a living, unfortunately, they are located in the middle of this trade route." Chu Yunkuo pointed The protruding part of the land of the Northern Wei Dynasty, "With this place, it is easy for the people of the Northern Wei Dynasty to ambush and rob our caravans. What's more, during this period of time... hehe, we didn't get along well with the Northern Wei Dynasty." .”

The emperor thought about it for a while, and said: "Or, how about taking some elite troops to escort the caravan? During the time when the caravan is passing, order the elite troops to station here to guard. It just so happens that the terrain here is easily attacked. You can retreat and defend. The troops escort the caravan through this dangerous situation, and then temporarily station here to save food and grass. After the caravan returns, the troops will escort the caravan back to Beijing..."

Zhou Xun thought for a while, and said: "This place is far away from the country, and most of the troops of the Northern Wei Dynasty are highly mobile cavalry. The troops are stuck here, and it is difficult to pass through the front and rear. As long as the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty breaks the transportation track for supplies , and then siege and harass the city. Caravans have been in business for a year and a half, and the troops are on duty here, and they need a lot of food and grass. Let alone caravans, even the troops may be stuck here, lacking supplies, and eventually become others. The fish on the table."

"Moreover, the DPRK and China are not very keen on the matter of trade. When the news reaches the DPRK, the officials will instead blame the emperor, thinking that the great scenery, the land and the resources are abundant. The emperor not only seeks far away from the near, but also makes the people trapped there. Even..." Zhou Xun remembered some remarks in the market, "even thought that the emperor hurt the peace with the 'Northern Wei' and caused a war."

He said this without taboo at all, but Chu Yunkuo was terrified when he heard it.Chu Yunkuo secretly glanced at the emperor. Hearing Zhou Xun's words, the emperor had no intention of being stabbed by him at all.

The emperor: "Hmph! It's a big deal, and you will point your finger at Qianfu coldly!"

Zhou Xun:

"emperor."

The emperor: "A true warrior dares to face the bleak life, dare to look directly at the dripping blood. The harder it is, the more we have to do it, we..."

"But unnecessary sacrifices need to be avoided." Zhou Xun said, "Adapting measures to local conditions is not a bad thing."

The emperor was silent for a while, and said: "Oh, sir, you are right."

He scratched his head a little irritably: "What if all the troops are equipped with muskets?...No, food and grass will still not be able to enter the duty station. Well, from this point of view, we have to..."

The emperor sighed deeply. Seeing the regretful expression on the emperor's face, Chu Yunkuo continued, "We have a good relationship with the Tuoba clan on this matter. We promise to use a certain amount of profit as customs clearance fee, maybe..."

However, the emperor seemed not to have heard his words: "...there is no choice but to find an opportunity sometime and bring down the Northern Wei Dynasty."

Chu Yunkuo:? ?

Emperor: "When will it be cold, let the Northern Wei Dynasty go bankrupt."

The emperor once again showed that subtle and cool expression of joy.Looking at his side face, Zhou Xun secretly wrote down "It's cold, let the Northern Wei Dynasty go bankrupt", together with the previous "Destroy you, what does it have to do with you" in the small notebook in his heart.

...Maybe these words are related to the heavens?

At this moment, Chu Yunkuo seriously suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.

When the caravan was blocked, most people thought of changing the road, or promising the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty the profits of the caravan passage, and making an agreement, but the emperor's first reaction was...to destroy the Northern Wei Dynasty?

But he didn't dare to say, and he didn't dare to ask.

"Your Majesty," Chu Yunkuo finally spoke after considering it.

Since he was a child, he loved listening to all kinds of anecdotes, and even went to the Northern Wei Dynasty with his father and brother when he was young.Therefore, for the Northern Wei Dynasty, perhaps even the people in the court did not know as well as he did.After a rough inventory of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Chu Yunkuo said: "In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was a habit of raising slaves. When a city was captured, all the captured people in the city became slaves, and they were distributed to the generals and soldiers according to their military achievements. The same is true. For example, a year ago, even the eldest princess of the New Moon Kingdom became a slave of the Northern Wei general who is now occupying the New Moon Kingdom... Therefore, most of the people in the Northern Wei Dynasty are brave and warlike. The Northern Wei Dynasty is desolate. offense..."

"Fortunately, the border is now guarded by General Wan and King Yuxian. In recent years, the Northern Wei Dynasty has calmed down a little. But they are eyeing, and sooner or later they have the meaning of making a comeback."

Zhou Xun said: "General Wan and King Yuxian?"

"General Wan is General Wan Chongming. His original name was Wan Tian. He was originally a bandit, but he was recruited later. King Yuxian is the emperor's third emperor's uncle, and it was General Wan who was recruited by him back then." Chu Yunkuo explained, "They It's normal for Mr. Zhou not to know about living at the border for a long time."

Zhou Xun wrote down these two names.

He vaguely remembered that when he was young, there was indeed such a thing in Beijing. The three virtuous kings were ordered by the late emperor to suppress the bandits, and fell into the enemy camp.Not only that, the Sanxian King also ran away with the bandit leader.

"30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi, the Northern Wei Dynasty did not bully the young and poor." The emperor sneered, "The Northern Wei Dynasty occupied the north, cut off our trade routes, and disturbed our people. The nomads are full of fighting spirit, and they are so terrifying. This son must not be left behind." !"

Chu Yunkuo was deeply shocked by these words.

However, Zhou Xun couldn't help but twitched his lips when he saw the emperor's expression.

For some reason, he always felt that the cold and subtle smile under the emperor's cold expression at the moment deepened again.

He seemed to like the words he just said very much, and there was a sense of pleasure in his expression that was endlessly memorable.

Zhou Xun: ...

He combined "It's cold, let the Northern Wei go bankrupt", "Destroy you, what's to do with you" together with the just "30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi, the Northern Wei did not bully the young and poor. The Northern Wei occupied the north, cut off our trade routes, nomadic The strong man is so terrifying, this child must not be left behind!" They wrote it down together in the small notebook in their hearts.

But because of the emperor's words, Zhou Xun once again had some thoughts about the identity of the emperor.

Dou Qi is so terrifying, this child must not be left behind... The emperor's words inadvertently revealed the aura of a cultivator, and from the habit of using words, it sounds like some great power in the fairy world.

Looking at the emperor's handsome but unpredictable side face, Zhou Xun confirmed his thoughts again.

Chu Yunkuo: "Your Majesty..."

The emperor cleared his throat: "Northern Wei is indeed a nomadic tribe who is good at fighting. It can be said that he is a strong fighter in the Dou Zong. It is so terrifying. But it is man-made. Since we can't go head-to-head now, we can only make other plans. But at least in solving the Northern Wei Before the incident, this trade route cannot be used.”

When he was talking, Zhou Xun kept looking at the map. He took a pen and lightly ticked a section on it: "If the trade route is set up in this way, will it be possible to pass?"

Hearing what he said, Chu Yunkuo leaned over to take a look.

The previous commercial route passed through many city-states and had many supply points, but it was too close to the Northern Wei Dynasty.Now this road is even easier to walk than the previous one, and even bypassed some dangerous mountain roads, but...

"If this road is used as a commercial route, it is indeed possible to reach the target while bypassing the Northern Wei Dynasty," Chu Yunkuo smiled wryly, "It's just that Mr. Zhou doesn't know that there are two places you can't go on this road."

Zhou Xun looked down, Chu Yunkuo originally wanted to tell him something, but he lost his mind for a short while looking at Zhou Xun's focused and jade-white profile.

In order to hide his gaffe, he pretended to cough twice, and continued: "The first place to go is the ancient city at this point."

"This ancient city is called Atal, which means 'emerald in the desert', and it is now under the rule of Dajing. Atar was a famous oasis in the Western Regions in the past, but many years ago, due to the deforestation by local residents, It has been gradually eroded by the wind and sand, and the original springs have gradually dried up... Although Atar has not been completely buried by the wind and sand, it has only been a matter of decades. Many residents in the city have also moved away. People are still sticking to their homeland there. It is not appropriate to use Atar as a supply station on the route."

"And another place..." When the tip of the pen pointed to something, a trace of fear flashed in Chu Yunkuo's eyes, "Its name is Feral, which means..."

"The inextricable, swirling vortex."

"Whirlpool?" The emperor was beside Zhou Xun, looking at the area, "This place is obviously full of sand, how could there be a whirlpool?"

Chu Yunkuo smiled wryly.He paused, as if considering his words.

"Feral is a place that no traveler dares to approach. There are birds and plants there, and it doesn't look like a dead place. Someone once broke into it, and later, only one person came back."

"The man said that in Ferrar, the compass used to guide the way would completely fail and keep spinning, making people lose their way. The man finally escaped from it with luck and his own sense of direction. At the same time, it was clearly supposed to be a wilderness, but that person saw it before escaping from Ferrar...there is a strange pavilion!" Chu Yunkuo said, his eyes filled with fear and excitement, "No People can find their way there, so some people say that Ferrar is a vortex that one cannot get out of if one enters it alone."

"This..." Zhou Xun was stunned, "Has anyone considered why Ferrar is so weird?"

Chu Yunkuo shook his head.

"There is a theory," he said in a low voice, as if it was very mysterious, "Some people say that this vortex is the habitat of the nine-tailed monster. The nine-tailed monster lives here and confuses all travelers passing by. Or, there are some indescribable creatures living here, they are dark and sticky, they have been hidden deep in the ground for thousands of years, flowing... until someone digs the surface of the ground, their tentacles will emerge... ..."

The more he said, the closer his face was to Zhou Xun.When they got close, Chu Yunkuo could almost see Zhou Xun's long and dense eyelashes, which seemed to be blown by his breath and trembled.

The next moment, his head was pushed hard.

"What the hell, there are no octopuses in the desert." The emperor, the instigator, said annoyedly, "That thing is called oil! Keep your face away, your breath is sprayed on Brother Xun's face!"

The author has something to say: Chu Yunkuo also has a younger brother named Chu Yunshu, who is a great inventor (x)

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